Key visit to Madrid: Barça and a new Clasico to regain confidence

In time of crisis, at all would come better that a victory in front of the eternal rival. The FC Barcelona visits to the Real Madrid this Sunday in Santiago Bernabéu in the first Classical of LaLiga Santander 2022-2023. The team trained by Xavi Hernández arrives with the intention to repeat what happened in the past season, when they went back to convert the feudo barcelonista in his garden with a 0-4 that resulted a surprise because, in theory, the madridistas arrived much better to this crash.

In any case, each Classical is a new history and the expectation is maximum for the party of this ninth day of League. The balloon will throw to run to the 16:15 hours (CEST) and the two teams will look for to add of to three, because it is the only that costs them. They arrive to the party empatados in points in the classification (19), although the ones of Xavi have a difference of upper goals (+19 vs +12) by what leads the table. The one who win, will be the new leader in solitary of the Spanish competition.

The Barça visits Santiago Bernabéu four days after empatar, home, against the Inter of Milan (3-3) in a party that leaves him with very few options to classify to the eighth of final of the Champions League. The culés do not depend on yes same and, in case that the Italians win to Viktoria Plzen, will be officially deleted and 'directed' to the Europe League, again. In the changing room the annoyance and disappointment is maximum, but also know that a victory in front of the Real Madrid would raise a lot the morals in this last stretch of the course before the World-wide.

Everything seems to indicate that the players have happened the page and are 100% focused in the Classical. They are conscious that the mental factor plays a key paper in parties like east and that they will have to keep the tranquility and concentrate in the ninety minutes of party to avoid that the Madrid seats comfortable in his own field. It was one of the points that failed in front of the Inter, but have learnt of his error to confront to the ones of Chamartín from the 'calm' and conviction that it is not a final, but a day more than League.

By his part, the team trained by Carlo Ancelotti arrives like one of the few teams of Europe that, to date, does not know the defeat. They finish of empatar against the Shakhtar (1-1) with a goal of Antonio Rüdiger that it served them to ensure his classification to the following phase of the League of Champions. It was a crash starred by the rotations, but against the Barça is totally safe that will return the eleven players 'fixed' of the trainer of Reggiolo.

Positive memories in the Bernabéu

The last time that the team trained by Xavi visited Santiago Bernabéu, gave a historical bathroom to the whites after an absolute deployment of a Barcelona group that killed to the group madridista very soon and did what wanted in Santiago Bernabéu to finish with a goleada historical, that remembered to the best times of the culés and the worst of the madridistas. Lyou goals of Aubameyang, by double game, Ronald Araújo and Ferran Torres were sufficient to shatter to a Madrid that, not even, tried incomodar.

The Barça was the only team in the field after the chamber of hour of the party, like a wolf that subjects to his prey and does not leave him escapatoria. They shut to the Madrid and him nublaron the night so that they did not find answers, neither in the field neither from the bench. The culés went out to presionar the exit of the balloon of a Madrid that could not complete, in almost all the party, three passes followed. Ronald Araújo minimised to Vinícius Jr and left him without options to run to look for the balloons to go out to the against. To this, it is necessary to add that the Barça lost very few balloons and that the centre of the Barcelona field imposed , almost without opposition, to control almost to his antojo the party. 'Noquearon' To the madridistas and left them without strengths to compete. And there it was the key.

Stage very different

The Barça that visits this Sunday to the Real Madrid is very different to the of the month of March, especially because it has revolutionised his staff to improve it. The Catalan picture lived an authentic revolution in his staff and the big leading is Robert Lewandowski that already knows very very what is to annotate goals to the picture capitalino. The blaugrana, besides, have Jules Koundé that has recovered to time of his injury and that it is a safe of life in the low zone of the field.

In the section of the Madrid, the last 0-4 did not affect him too much. The past season finished like champion of League and of Champions League, in addition to adding the Supercopa of Europe this summer. The madridistas continue being one of the most reliable teams of Europe and the 'tranquility' with which plays always comes them in favour. It will be necessary to see if they find to the best Karim Benzema, that does not mark from does a month (was lesionado) and if Vinícius Jr can be so electrizante as always.

Without reservation in the Classical

In the previous press conference to the party, Xavi did reference to that it is a key party: "The Classical is a big opportunity for us. We want to keep on being leaders. It is a challenge and it is necessary to change the chip. It is necessary to follow working and be positive", adding afterwards that "it likes me play against the Real Madrid. I am competitive. It would like me keep on being footballer to play this type of parties. Like the day of the Inter. It is in these parties where gives the size, also like trainer. It is spectacular to play a party like this. The motivation is maximum, is an opportunity to go out more leaders of the competition".

By his part, to Carlo Ancelotti asked after him the party of the past course and stood out that "I have not put the video, know very well to the rival. It does not go to affect the party of the past year, is another Classical, have the illusion to play first of all the world. The illusion is to give a good image and is not a party that is of life or death. It is special, but the season is very long and would like us win it".

Technical index card of the party: Real Madrid-FC Barcelona

• Party: Real Madrid - FC Barcelona
• Competition: LaLiga
• Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
• Television: Sunday, 16 October to the 16:15 hours (in Spain)
• Calendar 2022-2023: LaLiga Santander, Champions League, Glass of Rey, Supercopa of Spain.